#region legal please read
/*
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 * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom 
 * the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

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#endregion

using System;
using System.Data;
using DotNetNuke;
using DotNetNuke.Framework;

namespace DotNetNuke.Modules.SocialDashboard.Components
{
    public abstract class DataProvider
    {

        #region common methods

        /// <summary>
        /// Return the singleton object
        /// </summary>
        private static DataProvider instance = null;

        /// <summary>
        /// private static constructors that is used to init an
        /// instance of this class as a singleton
        /// </summary>
        static DataProvider()
        {
            instance = (DataProvider)Reflection.CreateObject("data", "DotNetNuke.Modules.SocialDashboard.Components", "");
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Exposes the singleton object used to access the database with
        /// the conrete dataprovider
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static DataProvider Instance()
        {
            return instance;
        }

        #endregion


        #region Abstract methods

        public abstract IDataReader GetSocialDashboardData(string cultureCode);
        
        #endregion

    }



}
